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JOSEPH W. BRADLEY, OF ROCHEFORT, MISSOURI.

Letters Patent No. 54,276, dated April 30, 1867.

IMPROVED WASHING MACHINE.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I,JOSEP1I W. ,BRADLEY, of' Rocheport, in the county of Boone, und Stute ol' Missouri, have invented a. n ew and useful Improvement invWashing Machines und I do hereby dechire that the followingis a. full, clear, andv exact Adescription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the nrt to make und use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention consistsV in construct-ing n. cylinder in :i peculiar manner, which Acylinder is revolved 'in a. suitable box, and into which theclothes :tre placed to be washed. i

Figure l represents a vertical section of the cylinder and box through the line :z: x of tig. 2.

Figure 2 is a. side or front elevation of the machine, showing the shaft and cylinder iii-dotted lines. Y

Similar letters of' refer-ence indiczite corresponding parts.

A represents zthe box, which is supported on legs B. The lower portion of A is octu-gonul in shape, :is seen in the drawing. C represents the cover, and Dl thehztndles. E is u shaft which posses through the box, und which is revolved by the crank F in the boxes L g. These boxes ure attached to the sides of the box, as seen in g. 2. G- represents the cylinder,-Which is attached to theshnft E, either pernntnentlyor s0 that the shaft muy 'be withdrmrn'ivhen desired. The cylinder is covered with T-shnped sluts placed u short distance apart, as seen in the drawing. a, represents projecting ribs upon the inside of the cylinder-hemls. b represents holes through the heads. J is a, partition in the cylindcrdividing it int-o two compartments. This partition is grooved or corrugated, and forms a. Wash-board on each side, with numerous perfor-ations for the passage of Water. /c is :L door into the cylinder, which shuts over the partition, thereby giving access to both compartments for admitting and removingjhe clothes. Asuicient supply of'water is placed in the box and the cylinder is revolved with the clothes. The wzl-ter ows freely into the cylinder and amongthe clothes, and the agitation of thc. clothes in this manner over the'uneven surfaces soon cleunses them. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The cylinder G, consisting of the T-shaped slats placed a. short distance upm-t around its periphery, projecting ribs a upon the insidel of the perforated cylinder-heads, grooved or corrugated partition J, and door k, as herein set forth for the purpose specified.

JOSEPH W. BRADLEY.

Witnesses R. W. HUBBARD. JOHN Knysna. 

